Busy bees.

So this doesn't really have anything to do with bees but I have been super busy. This past weekend I had the opportunity to make a really sweet Doc Mcstuffins cake.

It turned out really well. I was very happy with it, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. The little house was super fun to make, the little tiles were just adorable.

This week I have an adorable little tiger costume coming up and an absolutely precious topsy-turvy Alice in wonderland cake. I can't even begin to explain how excited I am for that!

Busy Week!

     And I'm loving it! I have several projects that are works in progress right now and I'm waiting on some very special deliveries. The waiting is the worst part, but I'm super excited for what's coming!

     So far this week I've done alterations, made more wallets, and decorated a super cute petal princess cake. We've had dinner with friends, playtime, and this weekend is going to be packed as well!

     Chloe -loved- the wallet I made. So much that it is hers, if I take it she cries inconsolably until she has it returned. So.. I made a new one.. Similar enough that she's happy to have one like Mommy's, and different enough that I don't run out of the house with her build-a-bear card and none of my stuff...

Wallet #2- let's see who steals this one -.-

still SUPER roomy, just what I need. 

Some of the Exciting New Things! I will probably attach these differently in the future though. 

     I also did a super cute cake! It had an icing Tiara that I simply adore doring. They're so cute and the kids just LOVE to crunch into them!

Petal Princess

All in all it's been a very busy time for me and I totally expect it to keep going up from here! 

And because I can't end without a peek at the littles... 

Spidermaaan .. spider maaaan..

     Ok so I don't actually know the song, but I was blessed with the opportunity to make a BOY'S cake this weekend. Me, Excited? Yes! I do little girl cakes all the time but rarely if ever have the opportunity to do anything for a boy!

     I also got to try out my new toy! Yay toys! This isn't what I was talking about earlier.. those little gems will still be another two weeks out, but I finally got a working air compressor for my airbrush. I couldn't wait to try it out.

The blank canvas

Crossing our fingers... 

Oh,  yeah.. it works!

Chloe helping to clean the brush.

    

     Now I know you want to see the end results of all of this! So without further ado, SPIDERMAN and the GREEN GOBLIN.

 The top was left relatively plain so she could add toppers. 

a close up of Spidey

the green goblin (originally he was going to have pointy ears..)

     And that's been my week so far! I have more excitement coming up as I've been taking orders for Halloweeeen costumes, on top of figuring out mine, Eric's and the girls. You're going to looove it!

The rest of my busy day..

     Well.. now that the cake has been picked up I feel safe in posting this! This cake was a LOT of work. Not only did I have to figure out how to make and sculpt the fondant couch.. but this was my first time laying normal fondant.   Ruffles I had done before, piecing it together I had done before... but completely covering? No.. not so much.

     It started out as a disaster.. I won't even mention how many times I had to roll it out the first time just to get it to the cake without tearing... but then I had to rip it up off the cake.. and re-lay it.

     Luckily I had planned ahead. Yup! I planned for failure and that made me a success! Ok so maybe not really, but having a whole other batch of fondant made up and ready to go kept my birthday from completely sucking.  (I also made a TON of buttercream.. so hey.. mr. cake that is due this coming weekend.. I'm ready for you! Yeah, you!)

     I also figured out that when making a cake this big, for the ease of everyone involved you should PROBABLY double your cake board (I didn't and this thing is crazy awkward to move). I also decided that it's too heavy for the normal cake boxes I normally send and so this puppy went in a box I had laying around from this or that amazon delivery.

     Start to finish, including baking time.. this cake probably took me at least 8 hours, but I'm fairly happy with how it turned out and I learned a LOT about working with fondant (Hey it's not just for modelling!)

I should probably show you what I'm talking about, so here it is! 

Those coffee cups.. those are painted... anything not fondant is piped on with buttercream.

That couch... this was the second attempt.. Zoey interrupted the first.

 The finished product! The top layer is lumpy but I'll take it!

Another view, this is probably the third most ambitious cake I've attacked. 

Happy Birthday..

     to me!

     Yup! That's right! I'm 30 for the second year in a row.. or 13 depending on what I feel like telling my daughter when she asks.  All in all it was a good.. and very busy day!  I had to finish a cake for pick up in the morning (I'll post pictures later as it is for a surprise party) but I still wanted to do one for me.

     Thanks to the influence of Pinterest I decided to go a little non-traditional with my cake... that and the fact that it's fall (even if it doesn't quite feel like it) led to me (and my daughter's) decision to do a spiced pumpkin cake! What fun!

     Not only is it delicious and bright and all harvesty.. (yes, it's a word, my word!) But there's a whole party going on inside. You see, me and my Chloe... we don't settle for mediocre, and with Zoey we simply won't settle for anything less than fantabulous... so what you get is... 

Complete and utter success. 

     It turned out so well in fact, (especially for a last minute decision) that I just had to use it for my new flyer.

      I can't wait to show you what else I've been up to!

Getting Started...

     Getting started isn't as hard as I thought it would be... once I got past the procrastination that is. It helps that I have the help of a good friend, my family, and the girls. I do ask that you bear with me as I am still getting the hang of everything and trying to work on this between family and projects.

     Yesterday we worked on a few things to get my facebook page up and running, and for the blog.  We needed a few more pictures of baked goods so I decided to make pumpkin scones.. and Claire and Chloe just had to make Pumpkin Cookies as well!

And PUUUSH!

                                     

 Look at these happy faces!

Since we were already baking we decided on Pizza for dinner. Relatively quick.. if you ignore the first batch of dough that got thrown out, easy, and the girls could help! Perfect! 

     Finally, after all the excitement died down we were left with tons of good food and got some good shots as well! All in all, a great, productive day! 

 Mmmnn.. that glaze is the perfect touch!